Product Description: A star-studded comedy classic! Screen legend Sid Caesar teams up with Robert Ryan and the beautiful Anne Baxter in this fast paced, laugh-a-minute farce. Caesar is a bumbling gopher to a mob boss who must recover a fortune in cash stowed in the suit of a corpse! Directed by master showman William Castle, and featuring the first big screen performance of the late, great Richard Pryor.
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Rating: - A Total Stiff
Whatever else his failings as an accomplished filmmaker, William Castle sure as heck knew how to scare undemanding young movie-goers with his slew of Grade B horror pix of the late Fifties-mid Sixties. ... Read More
Rating: - Lifeless antics
Despite his dazzling comedic gifts, Sid Caesar never had much luck trying to make the leap from television (where he shone brilliantly) to the big screen. THE BUSY BODY is a typical example of his cinematic ... Read More
Rating: - busy funny
this isnt the funniest thing sid caesar was ever in. compared to comedies today, this classic gem deserves a place in
the laughing lounge.without giving away too much, its basically a chase case.with ... Read More
Rating: - Proof that you CAN take it with you
Sid Caesar heads an outstanding cast of comedians in William Castle's THE BUSY BODY.
(Watch for Richard Pryor in his cinematic debut, as a cop named Whittaker.)
SYNOPSIS--
A mob boss (Ryan) believes ... Read More
Rating: - Fun and funny
I agree with the first reviewer. It isn't the funniest mob film, but it is fun. William Castle's primary goal for all his films is to provide entertainment and he succeeds in this one. The variety and diversity of the cast ... Read More
- A Total Stiff
- Lifeless antics
- busy funny